ENGRAFT

implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant

(verb) fix or set securely or deeply; “He planted a knee in the back of his opponent”; “The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum”

graft, engraft, ingraft

(verb) cause to grow together parts from different plants; “graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

engraft (third-person singular simple present engrafts, present participle engrafting, simple past and past participle engrafted)

To insert, as a scion of one tree or plant into another, for the purpose of propagation; graft onto a plant

To fix firmly into place

Adjective

engraft (comparative more engraft, superlative most engraft)

(rare) Engrafted.

Anagrams

• fragnet

Source: Wiktionary


En*graft", v. t.

Definition: See Ingraft. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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